Biography
Leena Krohn (born February 28, 1947 in Helsinki) is a Finnish author. Her large and varied body of work includes novels, short stories, children's books, and essays. In her books she deals with topics that include man's relationship with himself and the world, morality, borders between reality and illusion, and the problem of life, especially through observing different kinds of artificial intelligence.
Krohn has received several prizes, including the Finlandia Prize for literature in 1992. Her short novel Tainaron: Mail From Another City was nominated for a World Fantasy Award and International Horror Guild Award in 2005. Her books have been translated into English, German, Bulgarian, Estonian, French, Hungarian, Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Russian, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish and Italian. Leena Krohn used the Internet in her literary work as early as mid-1990s.
Leena Krohn was born and lives in Helsinki.
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GenderFemale
Birthday1947-02-28 (77 years old)
Birth NameLeena Elisabeth Krohn
ChildrenElias Krohn
FatherAlf Krohn
SiblingsInari Krohn
CitizenshipsFinland
ResidencesHelsinki, Finland
AwardsArvin Lydecken Prize, Anni Swan Medal, Topelius Prize, Vuoden Kiila, Finnish State Prize for Literature, Eino Leino Prize, Kalevi Jäntti Award, Thanks for the Book Award, Aleksis Kivi Award, Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland, Finlandia Award
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